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The Problem I Want IBM’s Watson to Tackle
Image via Wikipedia Channel Insider’s Jennifer Lawinski has put together a great list of applications of a more personal nature for IBM’s Watson supercomputer to tackle. You’ll remember Watson beat out human champs at Jeopardy! recently and IBM has said its baby is well suited to solve problems for legal, medical and a host of…
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N-Able Technologies Appoints Former Cognos Exec Chairman of the Board
Remote network and systems management software vendor N-Able Technologies announced that enterprise software industry veteran Alan Rottenberg has been appointed chairman of the company’s board of directors. Rottenberg held several senior management roles at Cognos, now owned by IBM, from 1989 until 2002 including senior vice president roles in marketing and business strategies, business intelligence…
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Microsoft and Athenahealth Partner on Patient Information Sharing Solution
Microsoft is teaming up with athenahealth, a web-based practice management, electronic health record and patient communication services vendor, on an electronic health solution intended to improve communication between hospitals, doctors and patients. The cloud-based solution combines athenahealth’s hosted services – athenaClinicals and athenaCollector – with Microsoft’s Amalga enterprise health intelligence platform software. The combined solution…
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Cisco Partners Face Competitive Crossroads
Is it safe for Cisco and HP partners to go in the water again? It may seem like the pressure is off, since Cisco and HP’s channel partner conferences don’t fall during the same week this year. But, really, is the pressure off? Or is the competition just as acute as last year. Lee Doyle,…
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Smartphones Trump Tablets on Consumer Shopping Lists
With myriad devices, from eReaders to PCs to gaming consoles, consumers have a buffet of techno-swag to choose from. So which piece of hardware will win the most followers this year? According to analyst firm Gartner, 2011 will be the year of the smartphone. An in the age of the consumerization of IT, that means…
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HP Forecast Disappoints on PCs, IT Services
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co trimmed its 2011 revenue projections on weak consumer PC demand and a lackluster showing from its IT services arm, sending its shares plummeting 12 percent. The weak performance, which saw HP missing its own revenue target for the fiscal first quarter, made for a tough start for new Chief Executive Leo…
